Resumo de uma frase – The European Union’s plans to import renewable hydrogen could benefit developing countries with abundant wind and solar resources, but financing and construction challenges may impact the initial stages of export-focused green hydrogen projects, and accessing the EU market through import auctions may disadvantage developing nations seeking higher prices. Additionally, France and South Australia have seen an increase in natural hydrogen exploration licenses following policy changes.
Num relance
- Green hydrogen benefits developing countries with abundant wind and solar resources and available land.
- The EU plans to import ten million tonnes of renewable hydrogen by 2030, providing revenue opportunities for developing nations.
- Export-focused green hydrogen projects face challenges related to financing and construction.
- Participating in the H2Global auction involves a document-heavy process that may disadvantage unfamiliar companies.
- France has received numerous applications for exclusive mining exploration permits to uncover natural deposits of hydrogen.
Os detalhes
Green hydrogen, a renewable energy source, is set to benefit developing countries with abundant wind and solar resources and available land.
The European Union (EU) has plans to import ten million tonnes of renewable hydrogen by 2030.
This could provide revenue opportunities for developing nations in the Global South, many of which are cash-strapped.
Challenges for Export-Focused Green Hydrogen Projects
However, export-focused green hydrogen projects face initial challenges related to financing and construction.
Developing economies often encounter higher capital costs, which may impact the price of hydrogen.
Securing capital without significantly increasing hydrogen prices will rely on development bank finance, backed by governments.
However, drawing on development bank finance may have implications for renewable energy projects powering green hydrogen production.
The EU’s Delegated Acts’ rules permit state aid to fund renewable energy assets built alongside an electrolyser or with a direct connection.
Electrolysers cannot rely on renewables projects previously built with state aid, even if they meet the Delegated Acts’ criteria.
If a development bank offers preferential interest rates to developing nations, using member-state funds, it would count as state aid.
This state aid rule may impact the eligibility of hydrogen as a renewable fuel of non-biological origin (RFNBO) and its participation in future auctions or industrial use mandates.
The EU’s commitment to importing renewable hydrogen and member-state pilot auctions aims to inspire investor and bank confidence in hydrogen projects in emerging economies.
Challenges for Participating in H2Global Auction
Germany’s H2Global import program is conducting a tender for purchasing green ammonia, methanol, and synthetic aviation fuels from outside the EU on ten-year contracts.
Participating in the H2Global auction involves a document-heavy process that may disadvantage companies with limited German-language operations or access to translators.
The auction must comply with EU public procurement laws and state aid regulations, potentially putting unfamiliar companies at a disadvantage.
The auction criteria are mandatory, and failure to meet them will result in disqualification.
Smaller, newer firms may need to partner with others or hire subcontractors to meet the requirements.
The auction process has experienced delays due to the overwhelming amount of paperwork involved.
Export-oriented projects may encounter hurdles in accessing the EU market due to the strict requirements of import auctions.
The structure of import auctions, with ten-year fixed-price contracts, may disadvantage developing nations seeking to sell at higher prices.
As clean hydrogen demand grows and supply remains limited, prices are expected to rise, potentially impacting projects with long-term agreements seeking higher prices and revenue.
Accessing finance for hydrogen projects often requires long-term offtake agreements to ensure revenue certainty.
France’s Natural Hydrogen Exploration
France has received numerous applications for exclusive mining exploration permits to uncover natural deposits of hydrogen and other elements.
The exact amount of natural hydrogen worldwide, including in France, is challenging to determine.
France’s geological and biological forces make it attractive for natural hydrogen prospecting.
Estimates suggest there may be enough natural hydrogen to meet a significant portion of global demand, although further data is needed to confirm these speculations.
The increase in permit applications in France may be influenced by policy changes rather than potential reserves.
France has included “native hydrogen” in its mining code, making it the only European country with such a provision.
The law change was influenced by existing research and company activity in France.
Producing hydrogen from natural sources can be cost-effective compared to traditional methods.
South Australia has also experienced an increase in natural hydrogen exploration licenses following changes to its energy regulations.
The Pyrénées-Atlantiques region in France shares geological characteristics with Spain’s Monzon field, which has confirmed hydrogen reserves.
Hydrogen can be naturally produced through serpentinisation, radiolysis of water, deep degassing, iron reduction and sulfur oxidation, thermal decomposition of organic matter, and biological activity.
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- How easy will it be for green hydrogen projects in developing nations to export to Europe? Part 1: Getting financed
- How easy will it be for green hydrogen projects in developing nations to export to Europe? Part 2: Auction hurdles
- ‘Everything is speculative’ | A boom in applications for natural hydrogen exploration in France is more about policy than reserves
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| – Green hydrogen has the potential to benefit developing countries with high wind and solar resources and available land. – |
| The EU plans to import ten million tonnes of renewable hydrogen by 2030, which could provide revenue for cash-strapped nations in the Global South. |
| – Financing and construction are the first challenges for export-focused green hydrogen projects. – |
| The cost of capital is higher in developing economies compared to Europe, which affects the price of hydrogen. – Development bank finance, backed by governments, will be crucial for securing capital without significantly increasing the price of hydrogen. |
| – However, drawing on development bank finance may have implications for the renewable energy projects that power green hydrogen production. |
| – The EU’s Delegated Acts’ rules around additionality allow state aid to fund renewable energy assets built alongside an electrolyser or with a direct connection. |
| – Electrolysers cannot draw on renewables projects previously built with state aid, even if they meet the Delegated Acts’ criteria. – |
| If a development bank offers preferential interest rates to developing nations using member-state funds, it would count as state aid. – |
| This state aid rule may impact the eligibility of hydrogen as a renewable fuel of non-biological origin (RFNBO) and its participation in future auctions or industrial use mandates. |
| hidrogeninsight.com |
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| – The EU’s commitments to import renewable hydrogen and pilot auctions by member states aim to give investors and banks confidence in hydrogen projects in emerging economies. – Germany’s flagship import programme, H2Global, is running a tender to purchase green ammonia, methanol, and synthetic aviation fuels from outside the EU on ten-year contracts. |
| – Participating in the H2Global auction is a document-heavy process that may exclude companies with limited German-language operations or access to translators. |
| – The auction must comply with EU public procurement laws and state aid regulations, which puts companies unfamiliar with these procedures at a disadvantage. – |
| The auction criteria are mandatory and failure to meet them will result in disqualification. |
| – Smaller, newer firms may need to partner with others or hire subcontractors to meet the requirements. – |
| The amount of paperwork required for the auction is overwhelming and has caused delays in the process. – Export-oriented projects may face hurdles in accessing the EU market due to the strict requirements of import auctions. – |
| The structure of import auctions, with ten-year fixed-price contracts, may disadvantage developing nations seeking to sell at higher prices. – |
| As demand for clean hydrogen increases and supply remains limited, prices are expected to rise, potentially causing projects with long-term agreements to miss out on higher prices and revenue. |
| – Accessing finance for hydrogen projects often requires long-term offtake agreements to ensure revenue certainty. |
| hidrogeninsight.com |
|---|
| – France has received numerous applications for exclusive mining exploration permits to uncover natural deposits of hydrogen and other elements. – |
| The actual amount of natural hydrogen in the world, including in France, is difficult to determine. |
| – France is attractive for natural hydrogen prospecting due to various geological and biological forces that can create underground stores of hydrogen. |
| – Estimates suggest that there may be enough natural hydrogen to meet a significant portion of global demand, but these estimates are speculative without further data. – |
| The increase in permit applications in France may be more related to policy changes rather than potential reserves. |
| – France added “native hydrogen” to the substances that can be mined in its mining code, making it the only country in Europe with such a provision. – |
| The change in the law was influenced by existing research and company activity in France. |
| – Producing hydrogen from natural sources can be cost-effective compared to traditional methods. – South Australia has also experienced a boom in natural hydrogen exploration licenses, following changes to its energy regulations. – |
| The Pyrénées-Atlantiques region in France has similar geological characteristics to the Monzon field in Spain, which has confirmed hydrogen reserves. |
| – There are six known ways in which hydrogen is naturally produced, including serpentinisation, radiolysis of water, deep degassing, iron reduction and sulfur oxidation, thermal decomposition of organic matter, and biological activity. |
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